Interesting times indeed, Suzi. Glad you're home safe, with tales to tell.
Well, look who just popped open a fresh can of venom.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Beverly - Apr 16, 2016 3:57:49 pm PDT #19757 of 30003
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Vortex - Apr 16, 2016 4:24:47 pm PDT #19758 of 30003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
My father-in-law is on the phone, telling us we are nuts for having given the IRS our banking information, in order to pay our tax bill (which was pretty low this year, woot). Because they lose things and get hacked.
Well, he's not wrong. But you gotta do what you gotta do.
Dana - Apr 16, 2016 4:26:59 pm PDT #19759 of 30003
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Between Target, Anthem, and the OPM, we've already got our personal information spread out to god knows where. And if you send the IRS a check, isn't your routing number and account number already included?
Gudanov - Apr 16, 2016 4:55:20 pm PDT #19760 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
Kat - Apr 16, 2016 4:56:36 pm PDT #19761 of 30003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Most things in my life are not sparking joy. I think that's an excessively high bar. If we are doing joy as a criteria, the only thing I might have left is my pillow and new mattress, my letter from the President, and some tights. I'm not sure I'd survive my own joy criteria.
Kat - Apr 16, 2016 4:58:21 pm PDT #19762 of 30003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
My wife just told me that she thinks what I really want is just to live by myself and just work and write.
Well, wanting to write and getting it done are two separate things. That seems like a pretty passive aggressive comment. How did you respond?
Dana - Apr 16, 2016 5:01:42 pm PDT #19763 of 30003
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Somedays, I just want to run away and join the circus, or go live in a hotel for a month, or barricade my door and spend the rest of my life streaming Netflix. It doesn't mean I do it, and it doesn't mean I should be criticized for these occasional thoughts.
-t - Apr 16, 2016 5:26:18 pm PDT #19764 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I like sparking joy as a criteria but I think I am more easily sparked than most people. Or have a low bar for what constitutes joy. Something.
Gudanov - Apr 16, 2016 5:30:29 pm PDT #19765 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
Burrell - Apr 16, 2016 5:43:33 pm PDT #19766 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Most things in my life are not sparking joy. I think that's an excessively high bar.
Agreed. In fact, I'd say you have a surprisingly long list of joyful items. Let's see I got: vanilla oolong tea and... uh... stretch class and Tai Chi. Do those last two count or does it need to be an object?